CD-TEOD07 (Dec 10, 2023)
Puzzle
“G-56 G-47 G-48 N-35 O-68 N-45 O-67 O-67 G-53 N-45 G-56 G-48 O-67 G-55 O-69 G-54 G-48 !-88 N-37”
Knowledge | 3 Words
Clue
Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: The letters (plus !) and numbers are not directly linked. Focus on the letters first.
Clue 2: N, G, O, !. Are some letters missing from this word? Keep in mind that this is a CaD Knowledge puzzle.
Clue 3: Why, specifically, are the letters 'bi' missing?
Clue 4: More specifically, what comes to mind when you hear those two letters, with regards to frequency analysis?
Clue 5: Which ciphers use bigrams? Any that can be linked to the Bingo Cult, thematically?
Clue 6: I'm sure you can guess the key, given the theme of the TEOD receipts from 04 onwards. Just one word.
Answer and Explanation
Answer: The Consolation Prize
Explanation: The characters G, N, O and ! are part of the phrase 'Bingo!', with the letters Bi missing. In cryptography, that brings to mind the word 'bigram'. A bigram cipher that would be linked to the Bingo Cult would be the Nihilist Cipher. Decoding the numbers through that cipher with Bingo as the key gives the answer.
Summary of Receipt
Summary
Transcript
Receipt: CD-TEOD07
Author: Jennifer
Status: Cafe Diner
Subject: Bingo Cult
…
Jean-Marc: I was wondering when you’d all show up. 8s can never turn down a challenge, can they?
Jack: Ah, but they’re missing one, aren’t they? Seems like Jericho is a no-show.
Jean-Marc: Jack makes a good point. Where is Rico? I thought he’d jump at the chance to punch me in the face.
Jenni: Why does it matter?
Jack: Nothing matters in the end. Though…will you still be able to get that heart beatin’ without him?
Jean-Marc: Jack, you know I wouldn’t leave something like that to fate.
[Jean-Marc unsheathed a dagger and drove it into Jack’s heart.]
Jack: AGH—
Jackie: What the hell!?
Nick: Jack’s blood… was the last blood you need.
Jean-Marc: Bingo.
[Jean-Marc pulled the dagger out of Jack, letting the blood drip onto the still-heart of the Netzach at the center of the Teal Room. As Jack’s blood kissed the heart, it let out a horrid mechanical thump. Then, Jean-Marc anointed the heart of Netzach with a vial of black blood, another thump. Then silver, a louder thump. Then gold, an earth rumbling thump.]
Secret: Still, the heart slumbers.
Jenni: Secret? When did—
[Secret snapped its fingers as Indrid Cold and Silenziosa took hold of Jenni, Nick, and Jackie.]
Jean-Marc: Beautiful, though, isn’t it?
Secret: Did Umbra and Complexico know their fate before you sealed it? Blood blacker than night and brighter than dawn. Everything planned to the last detail. Surely, they had to know they were just your pawns?
Jean-Marc: Wouldn’t that be better left a secret?
Secret: Ha. Well, all that is left now is a drop of ancient blood. Blood as old and cold as the Universe itself. My blood. Then, the heart will beat once more.
Jean-Marc: Ah—but we’re at an impasse, aren’t we? You want to spill the secrets of the heart, but I’d rather keep it to myself.
Secret: Not necessarily. There is something I would rather have. Your last secret.
Jean-Marc: You haven’t figured it out yet?
Secret: I must admit, you’ve hid it well. More than just a drop of my blood, I can offer you my friendship. Together, we can do wonderful things.
Jean-Marc: Deal.
[Secret caressed the heart of Netzach as it thumped to life with a steady beat, its veins coursing with multicolored blood. The heart levitated out of Secret’s hand, hovering in front of Jean-Marc.]
Secret: Touch the heart and embrace the truth.
[As Jean-Marc reached out to the heart, Indrid Cold, grinning ear from ear, grabbed Silenziosa by the arm, jerking her along with Jenni, Nick, and Jackie out of the Teal Room as he slammed the door on Jean-Marc and Secret. A blinding white flash of light pulsed from behind the door—then, silence fell like a well-kept secret.]